Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-02
BURBANK.
The Beautiful: suburb :Of Los
AngeleA.

lne neaWtl1uts SuDuTD sOA hOs
Angeles.
A HERALD reporter was greatly sur
prised few days since, when travel
ing up the San Fernando valley, to
find a large tract of several thousand
acres of rich sandy loam within six
miles of Los Angeles open to pur-
chasers at only $500 per acre. This
land was formerly owned by DIR. Bur-
bank, and from it, in the past, he has
reaped thousands of tons of grain
every year without irrigation. But
owing to its fine location, the richness
of its soil, and its adaptability to fruit
and vine culture, syndicate was
formed last spring to place it upon the
market in small tracts, to suit the
purchasers. This syndicate is known
as the Providencia Land, Water and
Development Company, and it's head
office is at No. l12 South Spring street,
this city. 1t is ditching and laying
pipes to every subdivision of its tract.
1t has several large reservoirs, besides
an abundance of spring water, and it
guarantees an ample supply Of water
to every purchaser of villa property or
town lots.
This company's property is located
across and near the center of the val
ley, which has loug been noted as one
of the most fertile valleys in Southern
California. No scale or mold has
ever attacked the citrus fruit of this
valley, and there are in it several of
the largest orange orchards in the
county, from one of which-Mr.
Crow's-was sold last year $4,000
worth of oranges.
Near the center of the company's
tract, which consists Of II 900 acres, is
the suburban village of Burbank. And
here it seems as if nature has con-
spired to lend every attribute to invig-
crate the mind and body and charm
the eye. The balmy ocean breeze
robbed of its dampness by passing
over the intervening lands paints the
rosy glow of a maiden's blush upon
every cheek it fans; the evenness Of
the temperature through day and
night, and all the year, gives buoy
ancy of spirit and elasticity of step to
the invalid and enervated the scenery
surpasses in picturesqueness many
sights in Europe which thousands,
yearly, cross the Atlantic ocean to
view. From here as the panorama
of view unrolls, one sees fer
tile valley dotted with beautiful cot
tages, around which cluster flowers
more fragrant and beautiful than
those of Turkey. and here, too,
grow oranges sweeter than those of
Cyprus, peaches finer in favor than
those Of Delaware, pears more luscious
than those of Maryland, and grapes
that vie in beauty and excellence with
those that cling to vines which creep
and trail along the castled Rhine.
Over the mountains the forest has
thrown an emerald vale, and along
the valleys margin threads silver
stream. In the distance the city's
domes and spires stand out in bold
relief, and over all is an ever blue sky
so purely clear that at night the stars
seem strangely near.
| To natures charms art has added
all the modern conveniences thai
heart could desire. Here is a mag
nificent hotel, where the epicurear
and the hungry AMI weary alike car
| find food and rest; three standard
guage railroads will connect Burbank
with Los Angeles, over which will
run sixteen passenger trains each
day. The business man, weary OF his
DAVIS toll in the city, can reach his
: Quiet home in this beautiful, pleasant
: and healthful suburban valley in 9
fifteen-minute ride. A railroad will
also be completed in the near future
Burbank to the coast. Several hun
dred acres of the foot-hill land is being
turned into a magnificent park, IL
: which will be beautiful shade trees
flowers, fountains, excellent drive
ways and race course.
10 see Burbank and its surrounding
Iacre property, is to fall in love witt